Willacy County District Court Document Format Requirements

Pleadings, motions, orders, other papers, and attached exhibits offered for filing or entry must be descriptively titled and pre-punched at the top for the clerk’s flat-filing system.

All pleadings, Motions, Orders, and other papers, including exhibits attached thereto, when offered for filing or entry, shall be descriptively titled and pre- punched at the top of the page to accommodate the Clerk's 2 ¾" center to center flat- filing system.

A motion to recuse must be in writing; oral motions are not recognized and are automatically denied.

An oral motion to recuse is not recognized by the Court and is automatically denied. A motion to recuse must be in writing in order to be considered by the Court.

Applies to

Order and judgment

Orders and judgments must be completely separated from all other papers.

Orders and Judgments shall be completely separated from all other papers.

Each page of each instrument shall, in the lower margin thereof, be numbered and tilted, e.g., Plaintiff's Original Petition - page 2.

Each page of each instrument shall, in the lower margin thereof, be numbered and tilted, e.g., Plaintiff's Original Petition - page 2.